Cultivator



1. F. HARD-EN.

CULTIVATOIL,

APPLICATION FlLED lULY 21. x920.

Patented May 9, 1922.

' Jessie F Harden.

'IN'VENTOR ATI'O RNEY.

, easily handled ng close up to said plants.

, described and more J'ESSIEF. HARDEN,

"or niwnninen, ALABAMA.

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Qiilf CULTIVATOR.

Application med July 27,

To all whom it may concern: c

Be it known that I, JnssIE F. HARDEN, a citizen of the United States, residin at Brundidge, in the county of Pike and taste of Alabama, have invented a Cultivator, of which the following is. a full and complete specification. V I

y invention is an improvement in cultivators of that particular-type employed in the cultivation of growing plants by straddling the row so that the attachments or implements for wor 'ng the soil will operate at both sides of the growing plants; the pres ent invention being an improvement upon the cultivator machine shown, describedand claimed in my co-pending application filed November '18, 1919, Serial No. 338,821, and comprehends certain changes in the general structure to facilitate the adjustment of parts as well as increase the eifectiveness of the machine 1n its operation. H

In the present instance I simplify the connection of the barrow-teeth and guidingplates to the frame of themaohine so' as'to' allow for a more convenient adjustment of the same with respect to said frame andto each other, and also provide'a simple arrangement for adjusting the spread of the side pieces comprising the main frame as well as lncorporate means forvarylng the inclination of the scraper blades so that they will dig to a more or less extent into the soil. 7 1 7 1 This invention provides a cultivator which is light in construction consistent with the work it accomplishes, is of light draft and to operate over a row of plants, may be readily-adjusted to 'suit different conditions with respect to the plants and bed to be cultivated, and in; use will work the soil at both sides of a row of growing plants and'between the rows by harrow- I plowing or scraplng the surface of the bed beyond the path of travel of theharrow-teeth, and shape the bed, all in one operation of the machine and in a thorough and effective manner. I

With these principal objects in'view my present invention consists in the particular i construction and arrangement of" the several cooperating partsconstituting the improved cultivator, all as hereinafter fully specifically set forth in the appended claim. c

In the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a cultivator- Specification of Letters Patent thereof ment forward ends by thebolts 1920. Serial No. 399,301

pieces of the main ards bywhich itissuspended from the main frame. 7' v. As it is-the main purpose of my. invention to PIOVlClB a machine that is especially adapted for the cultivation of gardens or fields inwhich aregrown suchplants as cot-, ,ton, peanuts, vegetables, etc, ranged the implements to straddlea row of growingplants to work the soil at both sides also contemplated a size of machine that will.

require but a single animal to draw it'and .one man to operate v1t and though I have preferred embodiherein comprehended a,

of the invention itwill be understood to accomplish the .samepurpose, within the spirit and scope of my claim. 1 3 H In carrying out my present invention I.) constructthe main frame of the machine inthe triangular formishown in my aforesaid application, with the two side pleces 7,7 connected together at; their the clevis 9, and further connect said side pieces "by a transverse brace-rod'lO and. spreader-bar ll, the latter being interposed between the rear flared ends of the side pieces.

The brace-rod and spreader bar'giye the required rigidity to the cultivator-frameand also provide for separating the side pieces to amore or less extentjso as to vary the working positions of'the cultivating imple v ments, hereinafterdescribed, carried thereby; for which-purpose the rod is threaded at both-ends to receive the binding nuts 12 and'the ends of the spreader-bar, which are bent to correspond with the angle of the flared ends of the side pieces, are provided 1 with several holes, 13, to .receive'theattach; ing-bolts 14. 'With this arrangement the adjustment of the side pieces is easily accomplished byflsimplyvremovin jthe bolts 14 and forcing the-spreaderr'bar, orward bes Patented May9,1922.

with my inven; v 7

of the spreader-bar I have ar-' without injuring thesame, and have that modifications oi changes may be made -1Il details of construct on diverging metal a '8 which attach.

tween the flared ends to increase the divergence of said side pieces or moving it rearward to decrease the divergence or spread and so that the corresponding boltholes l3 will register with the companion bolt-holes in said side pieces, after which the binding-nuts on the brace-rod are manipulated to the desired extent. The cultivatorframe is provided with a pair of conventional handles 15, which are connected at their forward ends to the side pieces 7 by bolts 16 and suitably braced by metal strips or standards 17 bolted to and rising from the rear extremities of said side pieces for connection to the handles by bolts 18, and to provide for adjusting said handles vertically they are each provided with one or more extra holes to receive the bolt 18, and in this instance the aforesaid standards pivot on the bolts 29 connecting them to the side pieces.

For the purpose of cultivating the plants I provide two sets of harrow-teeth 19 disposed at opposite sides of the longitudinal center of the machine with a pair of scraperblades likewise disposed but so as to travel beyond the paths of said barrow-teeth, the scraper-blades eing arranged obliquely and designed to either scrape the bed for removing weeds or cut into the soil for more thoroughly cultivating between the rows, while the harrow-teeth operate close to the plants to break the surface crust or pulverize the soil without disturbing the roots of the plants, and in order to protect the plants from the earth thrown upby these implements and more especially steady the draft of the cultivator with respect to the row of plants 1 provide vertical oblong plates 21, which may be termed guiding plates, and locate them at the inner side of each set of harrow-teeth and companion scraper blades, said guiding plates thereby travelling at each side of the growing plants.

In the present instance the two sets of harrow-teeth 19 and the pair of guidingplates 21 are carried by a frame 22, which is suspended from and securely braced to the side pieces 7 of the cultivator-frame and consists of aflat bar bent upon itself centrally with the two members to which the implements are attached extending rearvv'ardly, and said frame is connected to the side pieces of the cultivator-frame by metal strips 23 and 24:, the strips 23 being attached to the carrierframe 22 near the forward end thereof while the strips 2i are attached to near the rear ends of said carrierframe and extend therefrom at an oblique angle. As will be noted the members of the flat bar constituting the carrier-frame diverge to the same extent as the side pieces of the cultivator are disposed beneath the same, and being connected directly to said side pieces will be adjusted or spread apart to a more or less flared rear ends of the relative location of the parts frame and extent with the same. To provide for adjusting this carrier-frame both vertically and longitudinally with respect to the cultivator frame the members of said carrier-frame and the supporting strips 23 and 24 are provided with extra holes to receive the attaching-bolts, as shown in Fig. 3. The harrowteeth 19 are secured to the outer sides of the carrier-frame by means of clips 25, while the guiding-plates 21 are bolted to the inner sides of the metal strips 23, for which purpose the latter are extended below the frame. @bviously this frame may be adjusted bodily to and from the cultivator-frame, or tilted at its forward end up or downward with re spect thereto, and said frame may be moved backward or forward to change its relation to the scraper-blades. Furthermore, this arrangement for supporting the harrowteeth and guiding'platesfrom the cultivatorframe not only provides a firm connection but permits these implements, with the frame, to be readily removed when it is desired to use only the scraper blades to scrape or plow between the rows, the removal being accomplished by simply removing the bolts which connect the strips 2 1' to the carrierframe and the bolts whiehconnect the strips 23 to the side pieces 7.

The scraper-blades 20 are secured to the the side pieces of the cultivator-frame by means of metal strips or standards 26 and 27, each standard 26 extending from the forward end of a blade to the inner side of the adjoining side piece for the attachment thereto by the bolt 28 (Fig. 2), while the standard 27 extends from the rear end of the blade for rear extremity of the side piece by the same bolt, 29, which connects the handle-brace l7 thereto; both of the aforesaid standards, as well as the handle-brace, being bent and twisted as shown in Fig. 5 to accommodate to which they are connected, and the upper end of the standards 27 are provided with extra boltholes for adjusting the rear ends of the scraper-blades to thereby change their tilt so that they may dig into the soil to a more or less extent. To more securely brace the forward ends of these scraper-blades, and also more securely brace the rear end ofthe frame carrying the barrow-teeth and guiding-plates the standards 26 are extended above the side pieces 7 and the links 2 L similarly extended and connected to the upper ends of the standards.

To-limit the depth of cut of the scraper blades 20, and assist the guiding plates in steadying the progressofthe cultivator in its operation along the bed said blades are provided with rearwardl y extending plates or wings 30 attached to the inner sides of the forward ends thereof by'thef bolts which conn'ect the blades to the standards26, and the attachment to the the scraper blades tly break or pulverize the soil close up to the 01 plants without disturbing their roots, and act to remove weeds and further cultivate the bed beyond the path of said harrowieeth, not only serve to cooperate with the wings on the scraper blades in steadying the draft of the cultivator but also work the soil close Furthermore, it will struction of the machine is very light without sacrificing its stability and durability, and inasmuch as the cultivator-frame and ous'treatments of a bed or my improved cultivator is adapted for cultivating growing plants, such as cotton, peanuts, and different kinds of vegetables, being not only susceptible of easy and economical operation but subjectingthe bed or garden to a form particularly well and shaping beds of while the oblong plates 21 f garden; whereby plants.

By reference to Fig. '3 of the drawings it Wlll be noted that the clips 25 which are em ployed for attaching the harrow-teeth to the removable frame provide for disposing said teeth at an angle instead of vertically, for in addition to the U-bolt there is on one member of said U-bolt and having a a plate pivoted v channel recelving. the barrow-tooth and notches at its outer end to receive the other member of said Uebolt; so that the'said harrow-teeth may be ZIClJHStQCl to elther said links may remain on the machine to brace the connection of the scraper-blades thereto.

In a straddle-row cultivator, the combination with the diverging side handles of an attachmentcomprising aibar bent upon itself in substantial U-shapeto provide side members, a plurality of harrowteeth attached to each side-member. for cultivating'the soil at both sides of a row of plants, vertical oblong plates attached to the cultivator, substantially as shown and for the purpose set forth.

JESSIE FQHARJDEN.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

pieces having 

